What is the registration statement?

registration statement is a set of documents that are drawn up and submitted with regulatory agencies before approval of the initial public offer of shares. The purpose of the statement of registration is to ensure that a company trying to offer shares meets all criteria set by government agencies in charge of supervision of this type of financial transaction. In the United States, the IPO must be filed with a statement of registration with the Securities and Stock Exchange Commission or SEC.

In the registration statement, several key documents are included. Many of them provide data on the company's general financial stability, helping to ensure that the entity has resources in honor of its obligations to any investor who buys shares issued as part of the initial public offer. The prospectus may also include key information on the conditions associated with the sale of the shares, including a class or type of stock that is issued as part of the offer. Among other keyvé informace patří počáteční tržní hodnota těchto akcií a která práva a povinnosti investoři předpokládají nákupem akcií. In order to approve the IPO, the registration statement must fully comply with all regulations and laws that currently apply to shares of shares.

In the United States, the declaration of registration must comply with the provisions set out in the 1933 securities Act and the 1934 securities Act. A number of different forms have been developed over the years. The most comprehensive form, known as the S-1 form, is the basic form needed for any request for the initial public offer.

a slightly shorter form, known as the S-2 formulary, can be used by public companies that are already registered with SEC and are current in their submissions. Formulář S-3 je určen pro společNations that are registered on the basis of meeting some other criteria. The S-BR form is used for smaller enterprises as defined in SEC. And the U-7 form uses companies that are exempt from filing at the federal level to follow the state-level registration statement. There is also a Form20f that is used when foreign private issues are involved, which qualify according to the conditions of the Securities Act of 1934.